THE NEW LOOK OF DEMAND-DRIVEN DCs

摘要

From workload and demand management to crossdocking, real-time order processing is transforming the way warehouses and DCs do business. Just as manufacturing is moving to real-time operations (see related story page 29), warehouses and distribution centers are being transformed to meet the challenges of demand-driven supply chains. Warehouses are still responsible for the basic tasks of receiving, putting inventory away, picking and packing, and shipping that they have always performed. Real-time order processing, however, is impacting the way those four basic functions are executed. "